Senior Corporate Paralegal

Leidos hiring for Senior Corporate Paralegal jobs in Merrifield, VA, US

Description

Leidos has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Paralegal to join our Corporate Legal team in Reston - VA. In this role, you will play a key role in supporting the company’s corporate, securities, M&A and business attorneys. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced paralegal to become part of a premier in-house legal team handling corporate governance, securities, regulatory, and transactional matters. We also provide the flexibility of occasional telecommute.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the administration of domestic and international corporate entities, which includes maintaining registrations, coordinating international document legalizations, preparing status reports, and updating company records.
• Provide assistance in company formation, dissolution, restructuring, and officer and director appointments. This includes drafting key documents such as resolutions, written consents, and certifications.
• Handle all aspects of corporate filings with various local, state, federal, and foreign governmental agencies.
• Collaborate with members of the legal team, other internal stakeholders (including tax, finance, and human resources), and external counsel and advisors on corporate matters.
• Ensure the maintenance of corporate minute books and records.
• Oversee the management of the entity database.
• Draft key legal documents including resolutions, written consents, forms, and various certification documents.
• Coordinate international legalizations.
• Support due diligence efforts.
• Manage transactional closing documentation.
• Conduct specific legal research as required.
• Undertake special projects and additional duties based on the needs of the legal team or the company.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant paralegal experience. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Completion and certification of an ABA-approved paralegal degree or program.
• Exceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, ability to work effectively in a team, and commitment to professionalism, integrity, and collegiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
• Self-motivated and able to complete assignments without extensive supervision.
• Experience with registration requirements for international legal entities and branch offices.
• Willingness to work on a broad range of legal matters.
• Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize workload, facilitate solutions, and meet deadlines for assigned projects.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Active VA notary public commission is beneficial.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including specific functionalities in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.